Biography

Ross was the son of former United goalkeeper John Gardiner. He came through the youth programme at Tannadice and was involved with the Scotland youth squad. Unable to fully establish himself in the line up he went on a short-term loan to Arbroath. In June 2007, left to join Montrose.

Timeline

Date of Birth

In a quiet first half, made all the more difficult for both sides by a fierce gusting cross-field wind, chances were few and far between, as was attractive football in all honesty. The first chance came through a 30-yard free kick from Charlie Mulgrew, which didn’t quite bend enough as it went wide of Brown’s goal.

Collin Samuel’s late equaliser, along with Dunfermline’s defeat by Inverness, meant that United finished a difficult season in ninth place. A Jim Hamilton strike, immediately following his penalty being saved by Samson had given Motherwell the lead, but Samuel signed off before the World Cup by holding off the defender and striking beyond substitute goalkeeper Colin Meldrum late on.